Month: April 2025
April 08, 2025
Politics
Key Trump defense pick Elbridge Colby confirmed despite McConnell opposition
Vice President JD Vance ripped McConnell following the vote for "one of the great acts of political pettiness I've ever seen." Vice President JD Vance ripped McConnell following the...
April 08, 2025
Congress
‘Political pettiness’: JD Vance slaps Mitch McConnell over DOD vote
Vice President JD Vance castigated Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday over the former GOP leader’s opposition to a key Pentagon nominee — an unusual swipe at a prominent member...
April 08, 2025
Politics
Feds forked over $4.6B for new furniture since 2020 — despite just half of employees showing up for work: watchdog
"All in all, we have an incomprehensible amount of physical space and furnishings — too much of it inefficiently procured, leased and maintained," OpenTheBooks CEO John Hart told members...
April 08, 2025
Politics
US Trade Rep Jamieson Greer tells senators US is strong enough to withstand tariff mayhem that won’t be ‘resolved overnight’
Jamieson Greer told the Senate Finance Committee that the goal of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs was resolving the American trade deficit. Jamieson Greer told the Senate Finance Committee that...
April 08, 2025
Congress
Johnson says fluoride should get a second look
House Speaker Mike Johnson said fluoride levels in water deserve “real evaluation” on Tuesday, a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would direct the CDC...
April 08, 2025
Congress
House Democrats take aim at Trump’s global tariffs
Democrats moved Tuesday to force a House vote on President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs — putting Speaker Mike Johnson in a tough spot as the economic ramifications of...
April 08, 2025
Congress
Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump's controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief, a win for the increasingly vocal wing of the GOP that wants the...
April 08, 2025
Congress
House GOP leaders won’t bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week
Speaker Mike Johnson and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke Monday on a call to discuss a path forward on legislation to restore the capital city’s spending powers,...
April 08, 2025
Economy
Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are close
The president is foreshadowing deals with multiple trading partners in an apparent effort to quell economic anxiety and prove his tariff plan is working. The president is foreshadowing deals...
April 08, 2025
Politics
US warns China of ‘big mistake’ in tariffs standoff — as Beijing vows to ‘fight till the end’
"We are the deficit country," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC. "So what do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us?" "We are the deficit country," Treasury...